Stanley Plumly facts for kids
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Stanley Plumly
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| Born | May 23, 1939 Barnesville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 11, 2019 (aged 79) Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Wilmington College Ohio University |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Spouse | Margaret (Forian) Plumly |
Stanley Plumly (born May 23, 1939 – died April 11, 2019) was an American poet and a professor. He was well-known for his poetry and for leading the creative writing program at the University of Maryland, College Park.
About Stanley Plumly
Stanley Plumly spent his childhood years in Ohio and Virginia. He studied at Wilmington College in Ohio. Later, he continued his education at Ohio University.
After finishing his studies, Plumly taught for many years at Ohio University. While there, he helped start a literary magazine called the Ohio Review. He then moved on to teach in the writing program at the University of Maryland.
Stanley Plumly passed away on April 11, 2019. He was 79 years old and died in Frederick, Maryland.
Awards and Special Recognitions
Stanley Plumly received many important awards and honors for his writing and teaching. These awards show how much his work was appreciated.
Awards
- He was named the Poet Laureate for the State of Maryland. This means he was the official poet for the state.
- In 2015, he won the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism.
- He received the John William Corrington Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature in 2010.
- The Beall Award in Biography from PEN was given to him in 2009.
- He won the Paterson Poetry Prize in 2008.
- Also in 2008, he received the LA Times Book Prize.
- He was given the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award in 1972.
- He also received an Ingram Merrill Foundation Award.
- His work was honored with the Pushcart Prize six different times.
- The American Academy of Arts and Letters gave him an Academy Award in Literature.
- He also received the John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence.
Fellowships
Fellowships are special grants that allow writers or scholars to focus on their work. Stanley Plumly earned several of these:
- He received a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship.
- He was also given an Ingram-Merrill Fellowship.
- In 1973, he earned a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship.
- He received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship on three separate occasions.
- In 1991, he was a poet in residence at The Frost Place. This means he lived and wrote there for a period.
